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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Art of Communications: Public Diplomacy 2.0 – The role of broadcasting and technology in America’s communications

Guest: Jim Glassman, former Chairman of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Under Secretary of
State for Public Diplomacy and Public AffairsThe U.S. government’s complex network of media organizations
today broadcasts in 60 languages to a worldwide weekly audience of
more than 175 million people and includes Voice of America, Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio
Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks and the International
Broadcasting Bureau. What is the role for U.S. government
broadcasting in a world awash with news and information? How are
satellite networks such as Al Jazeera affecting public opinion
across the world? How are social and digital media impacting
America’s communications? Given that our own country is politically
divided, how can we best communicate our policies and interests
with the world?